Article Archive for October 2009
In her opinion piece “Science requirements irk to the core,”Matilda Swartz has not only missed the point of the CLA&S academic requirement for two science labs, she is on the slippery slope of being over-specialized …
One’s breast shape may not always be as perfect as those seen in the Victoria Secret catalogue; however, when you’re paying $10,000.00 for them, they better come pretty darn close. Many doctors are toying with …
Depending on how frequently you travel, you may or may not have experienced the many inconveniences of going through airport security. Considering that I travel approximately 2200 miles to get to Villanova, I fall into …
For many years, search dogs have been the standard for the discovery and retrieval of human cadavers in disasters and crimes. The problems with this method are the cost and time it takes to …
With all the focus on global warming and greenhouse gases the question becomes how much of it has been caused by humans? NOAA researchers have discovered a large source of methane in the Arctic Ocean …
In the context of cardiovascular medicine, coronary arterial clotting from the fatty build-up from cholesterol is closely related to the control, volume, and coagulation of blood due to cells in the blood vessels. Angioplasty, the …
An article released in Science last August (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Generated from Patients with ALS can be Differentiated into Motor Neurons) prompted Time Magazine to name the discovery the No. 1 Medical Breakthrough of …
Research involving the formation and characterization of high-valent Mn complexes has been slow. They are proposed to be active intermediates in biological and synthetic reactions, such as epoxidations and hydroxylations. They are also important intermediates …
The second law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of the universe is increasing. Black holes contribute to the entropy of the universe by breaking down matter into more disordered states. Previous studies on a …
A new refinery outside Pittsburgh uses a different approach to convert biomass to ethanol. Instead of using bacteria to break down biomass/cellulosic material that is then fermented and distilled to give ethanol, the biomass is …
Metal-DNA adducts are popular molecules for cancer treatment. However, the metal-based drugs have been associated with unwanted side effects such as nausea, nephrotoxicity (toxicity to kidney cells), and myelosuppression (suppression of bone marrow activity). Researchers …
